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WEEKLY.
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COBVAIililS, BENTOH COUNTY, OREGON, FBIDAX, MAY 15, 1903.
VO!L. XXXX. NO. 21.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
... Comprehensive Review of the' Import-
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
, Presented in Condensed form, ' Mos
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.
Richard Henry Stoddard, the well
known poet, is dead.
F. W. Holla declines to act as umpire
in the Venezuelan dispute.
Armenians are again on the march
and more- massacres are expected.
The United Sttaes may reopen nego
tiations to secure
route. .
the Nicaragua cana
Forest fires in Pennsylvania are de
Btroying thousands of dollars worth of
fine timber.
.
The recent British victories add
J 00,000 square miles of territory to
King Edward's possessions.
A committee from the Lick observa
tory in California has selected a site for
an observatory near Santiago de Chile.
Work on "the new $20,000,000 term
inal grounds of the New York Central
will be begun June 12, and 100 ad
jacent New York residences will be va
cated by that time.
The Cuban senate in considering a
proposition for a government lottery as
a substitute for the taxes levied on
sugar, tobacco, etc., under the new
'soldiers pay" law.
Union men in Omaha have secured
a sweeping injunction over the business
n"ien. They are prevented from declar
ing boycotts, meeting to conspire
against strikers or from discriminating
against dealers selling them goods.
The powers have warned Turkey not
. to molest Bulgaria. ' .
Employes of the Great Northern rail
' way have voted to strike.
China has broken oS discussion with
America of treaty opening Manchurian
ports.
Suit for $1,000,000 back taxes has
been filed against the Southern Pacific
. by the state of Kentucky.
.Hcariet lever Has broken out among
the 12,00 men on the receiving ship
Columbia at the New York navy yard.
Two p'ersongjtere killed and one ser
iously injured at Hartford, Conn., by an
explosion resulting
from ' the boiling
over of whale oil.
The monitor Arkansas will be unable
to proceed on her trip down the Missis
sippi nntil next spring, unless there is
an unexpected rise in the river. '
The secretary of agriculture has
raised the stock quarantine, declared
for frot and mouth disease, which has
been in effect since November 27.
St. Peter's Catholic church, at
Lowell, Mass., 12 years in building,
. has been dedicated. It ia oneof the
. most magnificent churches in the state.
The largest contract ever undertaken
city watershed is now under way, and
. consists of removing more than .10,000
- bodies from three cemeteries.
The situation in the Ealkan states
grows more serious.
Admiral Cervera. of Spain, has been
gazetted a life senator. ' I
The Wisconsin assembly has passed
r a bill to prohibit bucket shops in that
state.
' A diplomatic rupture' between the
-. United States and Turkey has been
narrowly averted. . -
Owing to the discovery of bubonic
plague at Callao, the princiapl markets
of Lima have been closed.
Twenty-seven letters from William
Penn's voluminous correspondence sold
at auction brought $2,882.50. ;
The yacht America, the first winner
of the America's cup, is to be broken
Dp because she is no longer seaworthy.
She was built in 1851.
The Western insurance company, -with
headquarters at Louisville, Ken
tucky, will go out of business on ac
count of oppressive taxation.
George Walls, a missing Pittsburg
boy, is, now alleged to have been kid
napped, and a reward-of $20,000 for in
formation aoout him is offered.' ;
The plant of thee Mill Creek valley
distilling company at Cincinnati was
damaged $75,000 by fire and an em
ploye probably fatally injured. ;
The theft of $10,000 in jewelry and
, silver from August Belmont has been
placed at the door of one of his serv
ants, George Reynolds. The property
was recovered. "
The board of agriculture has pro
hibited the importation into Great
Britain of animals from Argentina and
Uruguay on and after May 12, owing
to the existence of foot and mouth dis
ease in those republics.
The new French airship has proven a
great success.
Japan is all ready for war with
sia if necessity demands it. '
Bus-
John Czolgosz, brother of the mur
derer ok McKinley, was placed nnder
arrest at Lcs Angeles and kept in jail
while President Roosevelt remained in
town,
Estimates of the 1903 wheat crop
place the output at 40,000,000 for Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho. There is
a large increase in the acreage of barley
And oats.
HALT IN RURAL DELIVERY.
No More New Routes Will Be Established
Until After July I.
Washington, May 14. Postmaster
General Payne today announced that
there would be no more establishments
of rural free delivery service until July
1, the beginning of the next fiscal year.
This is one result of investigation of
postoffice affairs, and the discovery that
at the present rate of increase of routes
there will be a deficit of $20, COO in the
rural free delivery service . by the end
of this fiscal year. Instructions have
been given to Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow to curtail ex
penditures. It is not intended, how
ever, that the investigation of proposed
routes shall be suspended, and the
field work therefore will continue. Mr
Payne estimates that the total number
of routes fairly entitled to be estab
lished in the entire country would be
38,000, and at the present rate of in
crease this would be feached two years
hence.
Mr. Payne said tonight that he had
asked the civil service commission to
have its representatives make an in
vestigation of the Washington post-
office, in addition to the investigation
already made by postoffice inspectors
He said this action was taken oil ac
count of charges of violations of the
civil service law in that office. The
civil service men, he said, will make
their report tomorrow.
WILL DRAW PENSIONS.
New York Firm's Practical Plan for Pen.
sioning Employes.
New York, May 14.-- The Gorham
manufacturing company, the promi
nent silversmiths of New York and
Providence, R. I., has recently put
into operation a plan for pensioning
their 2,500 employes in factory and
stores which has been most favorably
commented upon by leading sociolo
gists. .
The plan provides that any employe
whose record is satisfactory.to the com
pany may be placed upon a permanent
pension roll, provided he has served
the company for at least 25 years, and
receive thereafter as Jong as he lives, a
pension equal to 1 per cent of his wage
at the time of retirement for each year
of service. Thus a man who has been
with .the Gorham company 40 years
will receive an annual pension payable
in monthly installments of 40 per cent
of the amount he was being paid at the
time he retired.
Ample provision has been made by
the company to create a permanent
pension fund without taxing the em
ployes for the purpose.
This is one of
at the same
the most generous, and
time practical, plans
yet devised for
profit sharing on an acceptable basis.
TROLLEY CAR ON FIRE.
Short Circuit Caused the Blaze Panic
Among Passengers.
New York, May 14. Through a short
circuit under a rapidly running open
car on the Third avenue line last night
a blaze was started which spread rapid
ly and quickly enveloped the car. The
motor man, despite the cries of the 60
or more passengers to stop before they
were burned to death, put on .full
power, and those on board began to
jump from the car. The conductor was
one of the first to jump. After running
the car at full speed for three-quarters
of a mile the motorman apparently
realized that his own life was threat
ened by the fierce flames so be shut off
his power, jammed down the brake and
leaped off. among the indignant out
cries of a large crowd which had gath
ered. Nearly every one of the passen
gers was more or. less seriously hurt.
Boers Coming to Mexico.
New York, May 14. General Benja
min Viljeon, ex-assistant commandant
general of the Burgher forces in the
Boer war and member for Johannes
burg in the Transvaal volksraad, and
General W. D. Snyman, have complet
ed arrangements with the Mexican gov
ernment by which 83,000 acres of the
beet land of that country has been se
cured for a home for 'immigrants from
South Africa. General vnyman will
await here the arrival of his family and
General Viljeon will sail for South
Africa to conduct the first expedition.
Quarantine Against Mange.
Washington, May 14. The depart
ment of agriculture has received un
official advices indicating that the
states of Colorado, Kansas and Wyom
ing are contemplating quarantine
measures to protect their livestock from
mange. It is said at the department
that the mange, or scabies, which is a
contagious disease, caused by a para
sitic mite, ptevails to a considerable
extent in the range country between
the Missouri and the rookie?.
Many.Tons of Money Counted.
New Yorx, May 14. Clerks from
the treasury department, Washington,
have completed the counting of many
tons of money in the vaults of the
United States subtreasury in Wall
street. The cash was found to be cor
rect. The amount for which Hamilton
Fish, the new assistant treasurer, be
comes responsible is $286,471,256, of
which $200,774,007 is in gold. .
HAPPENINGS
FRUIT PROSPECTS IN LINN.
Prunes Will Yield Big, but Peaches and
Pears are Blighted.
.fruit men report tnat the prune
yield in Linn county this year will
exceed that of any previous season
The numerous large orchards around
Albany have been covered with bios
some, and now the fruit has set success
fully. The weather has been just the
kind needed, and nothing but a freeze
could now destroy it. The young fruit
is too far advanced to be injured by
frosts, unless they were very heavy
and continued for some time.
There will be no peaches around here.
Of the fruits' which may be consid
ered a crop the yield in pears will prob
ably ba the lightest. The pear trees
seem to be blighted. Early in the
season the trees were covered with
blossoms, but just about. the time for
the fruit to set the blossoms withered
and died. It does not look like the
work of frost, but is pronounced' blight
by orchardists.
Nothing but prolonged cold weather
can prevent the largest fruit yield in
the history of Linn county.
HEADED TOWARDS BURNS.
Surveyors for Electric Road Start Out
from Baker City.
A surveying party of 12 people nnder
Chief Engineer Howe started from
Baker city recently to survey a route
for an electric railway from that place
to the John Day valley and Prairie
city. Major J. VV. Bonta is having the
survey made in the interest of the
Oregon Wonder mine. The promoters
say that the road will eventually pene
trate Harney county as far as Burns.
- Automobile Line at Union. '
The preliminary work is being done
at Union looking to the establishment
of an automobile omnibus line between
that city and the Hot Lake, a distance
of about four miles. The patronage
of the Hot Lake is being rapidly in
creased, and as Uinon is a most de
lightful place in summer for those
king rest, recreation and health, it
is believed the line would be well pat
ronized, and be of mutual benefit to the
two places. . '. i
Farm Hands Wanted. -
Farm bands in Eastern Oregon are
scarce and farmers are applying to em
ployment agencies at Portland for mer.
There -will be Eteady employment
throughout the wheat and fruit belt (or
a great many more men than are there
now, until after tne crops are gar
nered. -..
' Marion Crops Look WeH.
A heavy shower of warm rain fell in
Marion county last Saturday and great
good will result to all growing crops.
Farmers report crops generally in an
excellent condition. "
Smallpox Under Control.
For some time past the board of
health of the county of Crook and city
of Prineville have been issuing bulle
tins daily giving the facts in regard to
tne persone anected witn smallpox in
that city. Now all those having it are
practica'ly well of the disease. It has
been concluded by the board that no
necessity exists for the further issuance
of the bulletins. The board fully be
lie vee that the town is now entirely free
frcm the disease, having had no new
cases since April 27, although there are
now several cases in quarantine who
were exposed prior to that time, and a
few of them may yet be stricken down.
Dredges for Oregon Rivers.
The war department has awarded "to !
the Featherstone foundry and machine
company, of Chicago, a contract for
building two dredges for use in Oregon
rivers.. They will build one dredge for
the Upper Willamette and Yamhill
rivers for $25,000, and another for the
Upper Columbia and Snake to cost
$22,500. Both dredges are to be ready
for use within six months.
Preparing for Log-Rolling.
The Woodmen of the World are pre
paring to have a big log rolling in La
Grande May 18 -and 19. One hundred
and twenty-five candidates will be in
itiated into the order at that time.
The program comprises - a parade of
fraternal societies, competitive drill
for a trophy, log chopping and sawing
contest. Reduced rates have been se
cured on the railroads.
Brick Yard at Weston Rushed. -The
Weston brickyard is working its
full capacity, turning out 40,000 brick
per day, with more orders than it oem
fill this summer and fall. Lumber and.
all kinds of building material is short
in this section on account of the un- !
nsual number of new houses being built
at Walla Walla, Pendleton and towns j
in this section of Umatilla county. j
Union Depot Exhibit.
The board of trade of Dallas has
taken steps to collect material for an
exhibit to be forwarded to the Oregon
information bureau at the Union depot
in Portland. The board has contributed
a good sum of money for the pnrpsoe,
and the county court has contributed
$50 for the purpose of acting in concert
with the board of trade.
Offers Fine Library Building.
The ladies of the Grants Pass
woman's club have succeeded in getting
Mr. Carnegie to change the amount of
his proposed donation for a library in
that city from $5,000 to $10,000. The
citizens felt that' they would rather
erect a creditable building, even
though the cost of maintaining the
library is greater. .-
HERE IN OREGON
CROP PROSPECTS QOOO.
Eastern Oregon Grain Growers and Fruit
Raisers are Jubilant.
So far the fruit and grain prospects
for this season's crojj are exceedingly
good in the eastern part of the state.
The backward season has kept the fruit
back, so that the late frosts have not
done any serious damage. - Grain, es
pecially wheat, is looking fine, save for
the need of rain, i which would be
greatly appreciated by the dry land
farmers just now.
Fruit growers have late frosts to fear
always, in the immediate vicinity of
Baker City, but in Pine and Eagle val
leys the season is from two to four
weeks ahead of the former neighbor
hood and late frosts, owing to the lower
altitude, are not so much to be feared.
Farmers and . fruitgrowers, who are
prepared to irrigate, are in clover this
season, because there never was such
an abundance of snow in the moun
tains as there is this year. -
LANE COUNTY'S ROADS.
Much Labor and Money Has Made Them
Finest in the State.
The matter of improvement of roads
has received 'more attention in Lane
county than in any other county in the
state, and the interest which is now
manifest in other counties is to a large
extent attributable to the results that
have attended the-effoits in. Lane
county for years past.! Observing vis
itors have remarked repeatedly about
the condition of the Lane county roads
as compared with roads in other places,
and these remarks", have resulted in
others taking up with the work that
has proven so successful.
Clean-Up on Hydraulic Placers.
Some $700 in gold duet and nuggets,
the regular monthly clean-up of the
St. Helens & Galicel hydraulic placer
mine, of the Gallce district, was
brought into ; Grants Pass a ' few days
ago Ihese placers have enjoyed a fine
run this Beacon, and (have yet several
weeks of work ahead of them before
their water gives out! f They are build
ing a huge reservoir and enlarging their
ditches, with the intention of deriving
a water supply whereby their giants
ran be operated the whole year through.
r - Contestants -are Keen.
The number of contests over the set
tlement and proving np of pnblic lands
at tne Oregon City land office multi
plies as these government lands become
more, scarce. Scarcely a day passes but
the contest department of the local land
office hears one or more contests. Per
sons filing on lands now find that they
must comply in the strictest sense with
the provisions of the law. under which
the filing is made, or they are sure to
be involved in contest proceedings.
Wood Supply is Short.
There is a very serious shortage in
the supply of firewood in Salem, and
prices are certain to be high this sum
mer and next winter. There is a possi
bility of what may almost be a wood
famine, for the amount of wood that
has been cut is far short of the quan
tity that will be needed for home use.
As a consequence of this condition of
affairs there will be good money in the
wood business for farmers who have
timber they can cut.
Eastern Oregon Normal Graduates.
The graduating class of the Weston
state normal Bchool next month will
consist of 12 young ladies and gentle
men. Extensive preparations -are
being made for the commencement ex
ercises. The Weston college is one of
the largest, most imposing and com
plete school plants in the state. Pres
ident 'French will spend his vacation
campaigning for an increased scholar
ship for next term.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla. 7071c: val
ley, 75 76c.
Barley Feed, $21.50 per ton; brew
ing, $23.
Flour Best grades, $3.954.25: gra
ham, $3.453.85. ;
Millstuffs Bran, $19 per ton: mid
dlings, $24; shorts, $19.50 20; chop,
$18.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.511.20;
gray, fll.2Jl. 15 per cental.
Hay Timothy. 1313.50; clover.
$1011 cheat, $1112 per ton.
r-oiatoes .Best JJurDanxs, ouc per
sack; ordinary, 2540c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $3
3.50 per cental.
-Poultry Chickens, mixed, ll12c;
young, 1314c; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 16 17c; dressed, 2022c; ducks,
$7.007.50 per dozen; geese, $66.50.
Cheese Full cream, - twins, . 16
17cj Young America 1717c; fact
ory prices, llc; leas.
Butter Fancy creamery, 22c ' per
pound; extras, 21c; dairy, 2022)c;
store, 1618c. . ' -
Eggs 16 17c per dozen.
Hops Choice, 1820c per pound.
Woll Valley 12J415; Eastern Ore
gon, 8 14; mohair, 35 36c.
Beef Gross, cows, 3K4c per
pound; steers, 45e; dressed, 7c.
Veal 88c.
Mutton GroBS, 77Jc per pound;
dressed, 89c.
. Lambs Gross, 4c per pound ;'dressed,
7Kc.
Hogs Gross, 7 7c per poundj
dressed, 88K. -' ,
FldHT WITH FIRE.
Ottawa, Canada, Sustains Heavy Loss
Hundreds Lose Their Homes.
Ottawa, May 13. A fire, suspected
to be of incendiary origin, this after
noon and evening destroyed hundreds
of houses and millions of feet of lumber
in this city. The fire originated within
a stone's throw of where the great Hull
fire of April 26, 1900, was checked
The Hull fire started on the opposite
side of the river and spread to the Ot
tawa side, destroying millions of dol
lars' worth of property. It burned
out near where the Ottawa & Parry
Sound railway enters the western part
of the city, and it was in the lumber
yards near the railroad that today's
hre originated.
An hour before the principal fire
started two smaller blazes were dis
covered and qnirkly extinguished in the
lumber yards near the Canadian Pacific
railway. It was 8 :30 when the third
was discovered. When the brigade ar
rived at the scene it was found that the
water main had been damaged and no
water could be obtained. When the
brigade did get water the fire was
utterly beyond its control. It swept
along over the same ground that the
former fire had gone, the only differ
ence being that it was going in the op
posite direction.
The fire was on the flats below a
large cliff which extends from the Ot- j
tawa river into the corner of Margaret i
and Preston streets. At two or three
points it came very near gettinsover
tne cnn, and nad it done so nothing
would nave saved the city.
Fifteen million feet of lumber, be
longing principally to J. R. Booth,
were destroyed, causing a loss of $300,
uuu. ine ouiioings rjurned were
principally dwellings and stores, most
oi wnich were built since the last
great fire, and were mostly of brick
It is difficult to place the loss on these
There are nearly 600 families home-
lest). Mayor Cook eayB the city would
oppese aid being asked from outside
Canada. The loss on buildings is esti
mated at $300,000, making a total loss
of $600,000. '
MAY IGNORE FOREIGN BID.
War Department Wants Americans
to
" Handle Alaskan Business.
Washington, May 13". The war de
partment is wrestling with the question
whether a contract for transportation
of troops and supplies can be awarded
to a foreign company. Among the bids
for Alaskan transportation for the com
ing year was one from the White Pass
Taiiroad, which operates in Alaska and
the Yukon territory. A hearing was
given today by Assistant Secretary
Sanger to representatives of the North
ern commercial company and the White
PasB railroad, but no decision has been
reached, v
Judge Advocate General Davis, with
out making a final recommendation, has
called attention to the nndesirability ot
transporting American troops over a
foreign railroad and through foreign
territory when the bid of an American
carrier is but slightly higher than that
of the foreign line, as in this instance,
and the department is inclined to turn
down the foreign bid. ,The entire set
of Alaskan transportation contracts are
awaiting a decision on the White Pass
bid. '
LAYINQ OF NEW CABLE BEGUN.
Germans
Make Glad Over Duplicate Line
to United States.
Berlin, May 13. The laying- of a
duplicate German-Atlantic cable was
commenced today at Borkum, an island
in the North sea, 25 miles from Em
den. A large number of people attend
ed the ceremony, and cheers were given
for the German emperor and the presi
dent of the United States. In the even
ing there was a banquet, which was at
tended by the principal representatives
of the company and cable interests.
Patriotic speeches were delivered, em
phasizing the pleasant relationship be
tween Germany and the United States,
the speakers pointing out in the latter
country millions of Germans who make
their home among a kindred nation.
Congratulatory telegrams were received
from the emperor and many prominent
citizens of Germany and the United
States. - -
- Secures Australian Mall Contract.
, Vance over B. C, May 13. The
United steamship company, ' of New
Zealand, has just 'secured ;he govern
ment subsidy for two years more for the
transportation of the British mails to
and from Australia. Had the Oceanic
steamship company, of San Francisco,
a competitor for the contracts, been
successful, the Canadian route would
probably have had to be abandoned. A
new modern steamer will be .placed on
the run between Vancouver and Sydney
in place of the steamship Miowera.
Try to Bribe Official.
Honolulu, May 13. A committee
representing the keepers of Chinese
gambling nouses has been placed un
der arrest, charged with attempting to
bribe Deputy Attorney General Andrews
to permit four games of paka pio to be
run without .molestation. Andrews
arranged a meeting with the gamblers
and concealed witnesses heard the offer
of $6,000 a month if Andrews would
permit the conducting of gambling
games.
Trains Meet Head-On.
Utica, N. Y., May 13. Three per
sons ate dead and eight others are ser
iously injured as the result of a head
on collision between two passenger
trains on the Mohawk division of the
New York Central & Hudson railroad
at Nelson lake, jn the Adirondacks,
between McFeever and Fulton Chain,
which occurred about 3 :15 this afternoon.
REBELS SUBDUED
PERSHING CHASTISES LAST OF THE
HOSTILE MOROS.
Ten Forts, Prisoners and Rifles Captured
American Friendship is Freely Ex
tended to All Who Deserve It Troops
Behave Splendidly Congratulatory
Order to Pershing's Soldiers.
Washington, May 13. The war de
partment has received the following
dispatch concerning, operations in the
Island of Mindanao:
"Manila.May 11. Adjutant General,
Washington : Captain John P. Per
shing has completed a circuit of Lake
Lanao, via the east coast, from Camp
Vicars. There was sharp fighting at
Taraca. Captured 10 forts, many pris
oners, 36 lantacas and 60 rifles. All
other dattos friendly. Liberated pris
oners, destroyed hostile forts' and lan
tacas. Our loss, two killed and four
wounded. Every hostile Lanao datto
has now been chastised. All Moros
knowour friendship is valuable and is
freely extended to all who deserve it.
No property, save hostile forts, has
been molested. Moro labor easrer for
employment on the roads and shelter
buildings; former about finished: the
latter progressing rapidly. Troops have
behaved splendidly, not only in con
tending with a fanatical savage foe, but
a dreaded disease, and besides had to
construct many miles of road through
tropical jungles. No more hostilities
are anticipated beyond - occasional
sniping.
: "DAVIS."
Rear Guard Attacked
Manila, May 13. Straggling Moros
attacked the rear guard of Captain
Pershing's column, near Bacolod,
Island of Mindanao, wounding Lieu
tenant Rutegles and one soldier. The
guard killed all the attackers.
The latest reports place -,the number
of Moros killed at the capture of Taraca
at 300. -
Brigadier General Sumner' command
ing the department of Mindanao, has
issued a congratulatory order to Cap
tain Pershing's troops.
WRANGEL MINERALS.
District of Alaska Discussed in Qeolorl.
cal Survey Papers.
Washington, May 13. The United
States geological survey has in press
for early publication a Daoer on the
mineral resources of the Mount Wran-
gel district, Alaska, by Walter C. Men-
denhall and Frank C. Schrader. The
paper opens with a brief introduction
in wnicn the history of this now well
copper' district of ZZ
fl0p?er . ?1B,trict..of .. Southern
known
Alaska
is traced from th tim nf tfca
stampede of 1898 to the present. The
discussion of the mineral resources of
the region is then taken up and the
copper, gold, coal and other minerals
that are known to exist or have been
reported from time to-time, are treated
in turn. The inforaiation presented is
the latest that is available, havine been
collected in great part in the course of
geologic investigations made by the
authors during the season of 1902.
rhe copper resources of the reeion
are first discussed. The copper deposits
occur in two somewhat widely separ
ated fields, lying along the southern
and northern sloDes. resnentlvnlv. nf
the Mount Wransel group of moun
tains, a lofty volcanic chain, which di
verges from the St. Eliaa range near
the Alaska-Canadian boundary and ex
tends 150 miles westward,, ending ab
ruptly in -the Copper river valley.
ine Dest known copper field lies
within the southern area, and is Gen
erally spoken of as the Chitina copper
belt. The geologic history of this
belt is briefly reviewed with special
reference to the processes that have
affected the greenstones and lime
stones within which the copper deposits
are iound. Alter this review, the var
ious properties are described in detail,
some of those that are best known
being the Elliott Creek group, the Bo
nanza claim, just east of Kennicott
Glacier, and the Nicolai properties in
the Nizina country. -
Dam Gives Way.
Carrollton, Wash., May 13. Accu
mulated waters of the upper Coweman
river, 30 miles above Carrollton, tore
out an enormous dam, wrecking a saw
mill, tearng out wagon bridges below
on that stream, and casting adrift
thousands of logs which were ready to
be rafted to Portland rrills. The dam
age is estimated at something between
$20,000 and $30,000, and hundreds of
men in the tributary camps along the
Coweman and Bear creek are thrown
out of employment until late next fall.
Germany with Russia.
Berlin, May 13. The newspapers
nere treat Kussia's alleged Manchurian
movements as being probably inaccur
ately reported, or, if correct, as being
of no concern to Germany. This is in
line with the hints given out widely by
tne government, both of domestic and
ioreign correspondents. xne papers
ridicule tne so-called "commotion in
the United States and Great Britain"
or treat those countries as being "arti
ficially stimulated."
Alleged Anarchist Arrested.
Ban Jose, Cal., May 13. Clay Tav-
lor, anas rroiessor nutte, was arrest-1
ed by Detective Pickeries this after
noon for supposed designs upon the life
of the president. He Las served three
terms in prison. It is alleged he wrote
to the president advising . him not to
come here. He is also accused of re
eent anarchistic utterances.
CANAL TREATY W,LL W,N
American Commission Talks of Its Visit
to Isthmus Canal Site.
Washington, May 12. The subcom
mittee of the Isthmian canal commis
sion, consisting of Rear Admiral
Walker, General Haines and Professor
Burr, which visited the . Isthmus of
Panama to inspect the work and prop
erty of the new canal company, has re
turned to Washington.
The mission of the committee was ac
complished quicker than was anticipat
ed. The commission found that while
the canal company has employed on
the work about 1,200 men, little in a
definite or effective way is being accom
plished. Just enough work is being
done to keep the project alive.
iwomDers or tne commission say the
ratification of the canal treaty oy the
rr.
uniieo Estates senate was received
thnsiastically by the people on
isthmus. Property values have
en
the in-
creased rapidly, and real estate along
the route of the canal continues to rise.
On arrival at the isthmus the mem
bers of the commission let it be known
that their mission was purely one of
engineering, and that, individually or
conectiveiy, they had nothing to do
with the practical or diplomatic phases
of the situation. Some valuable data
was gathered, and these will be report
ed to the full committee. Subsequently,
upon the appointment of the commis
sion which will supervise the construc
tion ot the waterway, the information
will be presented to it.
Members of the commission are of
the opinion that the treaty will eventu- "
allv be ratified by the Colombian con
gress. Admiral Walker had a long talk
with Secretary Hay today upon condi
tions on the isthmus in their special
relation to the canal project.
BOWEN TALKED STRAIGHT.
Venezuela Called Down Hard for Insult
to American Flag.
Washington, May 12. An interest
ing account of the action of Minuter
tJowen, at Caracas, in demanding an
apology from the Venezuelan govern
ment for the improper use made of the
American flag by the commander of the
Venezuelan gunboat Restaurador, is
given in the current volume of "for
eign relations." Mr. Bo wen, without
waiting for instructions from the
United States,- called in person on the
minister of foreign affairs1 and said to
him :
"Your captain dishonored the Amer
ican flag, and he should be ordered to
raise it and salute it, and your govern
ment should apologize."
The minister desired "several days in
which to investigate the matter.
"The facts that I have presented to
yC are ind"Ptale" "id Mr. Boen,
and j. can Kive r . 2Q .
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at the end of that time I
must cable
the facts to my govern-
ment."
On the following day regrets were ex
pressed on behalf of Venezuela and the
flag was raised and saluted with 21
guns.
NEW RIFLE FOR THE ARMY.
United States Will Have the Most Pow
erful Weapon In the World.
Washington, May 12. The army
board, which has been for moaths past
consider iHg the merits of the new serv
ice rifle, or musket, has finally declared
in favor of a weapon with a barrel only
24 inches in length, using a .30 ball.
The new gun is a remarkable weapon,
according to the ordnance officers, for
while it is six inches bhorter ,than the
Krag and only two inches longer than
the carbine, it is more powerful than
either, with a higher initial velocity
and flatter trajectory. It can easily
penetrate 24 one-inch planks. It is
one pound lighter than the service rifle,
wnicn is a consideration in the tropics.
A new feature is the complete encase
ment of the barrel in wood to prevent
burning of the bands of the maiksman
when the gun is rapidly discharged.
The gun was evolved by the United
States army officers, and is not patent
ed. It ia said to be the most powerful
musket in the world.
Lee Tells of Corruption.
St. Louis, May 12. Ex-Lieutenant
Governor Lee's statement, detailing
his knowledge of boodling in the state
legislature, was presented to Circuit
Attorney Folk today. Several start
ling assertions are made in the paper,
but throughout the greater part of it
the ex-lieutenant governor adopts a
moralizing tone, pointing out the causes
and results of the condition that exists.
In general way, he charges several
men with being corruptionists. The
statement contains about 2.000 words.
It has not yet been given out in detail. .
College Class Suspended.
Syracuse, N. Y., May 12. Chancel
lor Day, of Syracuse university, today
suspended the entire freshman class for
acts committed by some of its members
last night, when tie class numerals
were painted over college buildings.
Dynamite was exploded throughout the
night, sidewalks ripped up and other
depredations to property - committed.
The chancellor says the suspension is to
continue nntil all traces of rowdyism
is removed.
Examinations for Harvard.
Seattle, May 12. Announcement is
made that the Harvard university ex
aminations for admission will be held
in Seattle at room 15 of the 'Central
school during the week beginning June
22 and that detailed information can
be obtained by addressing the- alumnus
in charge, Joseph Shippen, New York
block, Seattle,